VOV.VN - The country is keen to ramp up co-operation with African nations, with there being ample room for partnership to flourish moving forward, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu said in a recent interview with the media.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance at a virtual high-level open debate on cooperation between the UN and the African Union (AU), scheduled to take place late on October 28, will show the importance that Vietnam attaches to boosting its multifaceted cooperation with the AU and African countries.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on October 27 held a meeting on the situation of Abyei, a disputed area between the Sudan and South Sudan, and operations of the UN Interim Mission in Abyei (UNISFA).

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend and deliver a speech at a high-level open debate on cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU), which will be held virtually October 28.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phuong Tra, deputy permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, has welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon, expressing hope that it will strive to redouble efforts to conduct necessary reforms in an effort to bring the country out of the current crisis.

VOV.VN - The nation shares the difficulties facing small developing island states, coastal countries, and those located below the sea level that are currently grappling with the adverse range of negative impacts caused by the climate change phenomenon.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed the declaration of a unilateral ceasefire by the Central African Republic government at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on October 18 on the situation in the Central African Republic.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN, chaired a meeting on October 15 of the UN Security Council ’s Committee on South Sudan with Virginia Gamba, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, in attendance.

Vietnam has underlined the significance of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)’s continuous presence in Abyei to maintain stability in the area and support the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM).

Vietnam has made active contributions to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s 48th session, held virtually from September 13 to October 11.